大 (Dai) is a Japanese prefix meaning “large, big, great, huge”.
Meanings
- prefix, na-adjective, nounlarge; big; great; huge; vast; major
- prefixgreat; prominent; eminent; distinguished
- suffix-sized; as big as; the size of
- noun suffixuniversity
- nounlarge (e.g. serving size); large option
- nounlong month (i.e. having 31 days)
Examples
大か、小か。
Large or small?
彼は大富豪だ。
He is a man of great wealth.
彼は大ボラふきだ。
He has a big mouth.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).